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(Application muaweb. 2, 1901.

(No Mullah) 15 a? a a EDWARD WOLFF AND CHARLES G. VVOLFF, OF PITTSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 671,201, dated April 2,1901.

Application filed February 2, 1901- Serial No. 45,703. (No model.)

To a whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that We, EDWARD WOLFF and CHARLES G. WOLFE, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Pittsbnrg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in RailJoints, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlugs.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inrail-joints, and more particularly to that class wherein the use ofnuts, bolts, and fish-plates is entirely dispensed with.

The present invention has for its object to provide novel means wherebya joint of the above-described character is constructed that will beextremely simple, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and highly efficient in its operation.

The invention further contemplates to construct a rail-joint that may beeasily placed together or taken apart, as desired; furthermore, toproduce a rail-joint that will consist of only one part with engagingends formed in the rails, all of which construction will be hereinaftermore fully described, and specif ically pointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improvedrail-joint. Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view thereof,taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of therail-joint. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the engaging ends ofthe rail.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates the ends of the rail,carrying on its one side the extension 2 and having formed therein asquare opening 3. This extension 2 has also formed on its opposite sideand integral therewith a square engaging lug 4, and also formed on itsopposite side a recess 5.

The reference-numeral 6 represents the rail-joint, carried centrally andsecured on the tread, which is indicated by the referencenumeral 7. Saidrail-joint has an extension 8, carrying an inwardly extending lug 9,formed integral therewith. In said extension 8 is formed a squareopening 10, and a similar opening 11 is formed through the web of thejoint. The reference-numeral 12 indicates a similar extension, butextends from the 0pposite side of the web and is provided with abase-plate 14. Said extension 12 is also provided with a lug 15.

The manner of joining the said rails together is as follows: The lug 4engages in the opening 11, and the lug 15 engages in the opening 3, therail engaging from the opposite direction being formed in the samemanner and is designed to engage the lug 9 and opening 10, as shown inFig. 2. The rails and joints after being joined together are spiked downto the cross-ties in the well-known manner.

It will be seen from the above description thatmany advantages areobtained by the use of our improved rail-join t, and it will be notedthat various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the general spirit of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a rail-joint, the combination of a tread having openings formedtherein and having an extending portion arranged on opposite sides ofthe web and formed integral therewith, lugs secured to said extensionarranged on opposite sides of said extension, rail-sections having anextending portion fromopposite sides, lugs arranged upon said extendingportion engaging in said openings, and means to engage said lugs of therail-joint, all parts being arranged and operating substantially asdescribed and set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD WOLFE. CHARLES G. WOLFE. Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER.

